Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
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Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
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And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
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And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.
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- 1 Kings 20:18-21 He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.” So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them. They each killed his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
- 1 Kings 20:30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner room.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 9:40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled…
Jdg 9:40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown [and] wounded, [even] unto the entering of the gate.
Ver. 40. And he fled before him.] Notwithstanding his great brags and insolent challenge. Those who vaunt most have oft the least courage: as those creatures which have the greatest hearts of flesh are the most timorous, as the stag, panther, hare, {a} &c.
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{a} Diod.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He fled before him; being surprised by the unexpected…
He fled before him; being surprised by the unexpected coming of Abimelech, and possibly not fully prepared for the encounter.
Many were overthrown and wounded, being pursued and overtaken by Abimelech.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah,.... Called also Aarima as…
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah,.... Called also Aarima as Jerom (l) says, and in his time called Remphtis; it seems to be not far off from Shechem, he returned to the place where he was before, see Jdg 9:31 contenting himself with the advantage he had got, and waiting when another opportunity would offer, which quickly did, to be revenged on the Shechemites:
and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem; there seems to have been two parties in Shechem before, one that hated Abimelech, and another more friendly to his interest; by which means Zebul his officer kept his post, and Gaal could not get the government into his hand; and now by the loss in the late battle, who were Abimelech's sworn enemies, and the disgrace Gaal fell into by being beaten, Zebul was able, so far able to carry his point, as to drive Gaul and his brethren out of the city; though he had not strength to put him to death, or to seize him and deliver him into the hands of Abimelech.
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(l) De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He fled - Being surprised by the unexpected coming…
He fled - Being surprised by the unexpected coming of Abimelech, and probably not fully prepared for the encounter.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 40. wounded] i.e. mortally, so slain, 1Sa_31:1, 1Ch_5:22, 2Ch_13:17;…
40. wounded] i.e. mortally, so slain, 1Sa_31:1, 1Ch_5:22, 2Ch_13:17; cf. Jdg_16:24.
the entering of the gate] Cf. Jdg_9:44. The city gateway (sha‘ar) was a large building and covered a considerable space, cf. Jos_20:4, 1Ki_22:10; it included a high entrance (péthaḥ) and a door (déleth), or doors, with posts and bars, Jdg_16:3. Abimelech did not enter the city, probably because he thought that the Shechemites had been punished enough. Zebul was now in a position to deal with Gaal and his following, Jdg_9:41.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (40) Abimelech chased him . . .—He won a…
(40) Abimelech chased him . . .—He won a complete victory; but Gaal and his forces were able to secure themselves in Shechem. They succeeded in closing the gates against Abimelech, but only at the cost of many lives.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Were overthrown and wounded. The simple translation of the…
Were overthrown and wounded. The simple translation of the Hebrew is, and there fell many slain even unto the entering of the gate, showing that Abimelech"s men pursued them to the very gate of the city.
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